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"The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be."
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"In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945."
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"Grief is the price we pay for love."
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"We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep."
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"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?"
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"They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt."
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"Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements."
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"It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime."
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"I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast."
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"I have to be seen to be believed."
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"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."
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"I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations."